(Table T5) Characteristic directions and polarity ratings and polarity chron assignments for ODP Hole 171B-1053A@en

Sediment depth is given in mbsf. Interval (°C) indicates the demagnetization range that was used to compute the characteristic direction and polarity of magnetization for each sample. Declination and inclination are in degrees. MAD (mean angular dispersion) values indicate the precision of the three-dimensional line fit of these paleomagnetic vectors to obtain the characteristic direction. The polarity rating system (R, RP, RPP, R??, INT, N??, NPP, NP, N) is explained in the article. Polarity chron assignments are based on the polarity pattern and biostratigraphic constraints in correlating to the reference magnetic polarity time scale.